Oliverry
30-12-2005, 01:51
In Marshalliston, at the Assemblée Nationale, the parliament meets about the possibility of changing the political structure...
Assemblée's president, Gaston Laliberté, from the Parti Néo-Démocrate: Ok, I just received the word that the Parti Fédéraliste has a new candidate for presidency. Congratulations to Guillaume Poulin.
*The Assemblée Applauds*
Seeing as the Parti Fédéraliste currently holds the role of official opposition, we have to wish him good luck for the next elections. Anyway, the Néo-Démocrate minister for Interior Politics, Gabriel Jolin, wants to propose a project of law right? So, I give him the right to talk about it.
Minister for Interior Politics, Gabriel Jolin, from the Parti Néo-Démocrate: Let me present it to you. It's a project that might change drastically the way to work in Oliverry. This is the "Projet de loi Constitution-87". I'd ask the president to pass a copy of the project of law to each of the 400 deputies in the room please. Thank you! Let me explain it to you. First, I wanted to do a project of law that would only add another chamber: the senate. So, a project of law would have to be accepted by the 2 chambers to be accepted. Once I passed this project to the cabinet, many ministers told me that it was too soft. It missed something. Many of them, Dominique Pichette for example, told me that, while doing that, why not change everything in the political structure? I talked with them about this and I came up with this. So, sure, it adds another chamber to the parliament, but, it changes many things. First, let me talk about the senate:
I thought that it would be a good idea to represent regions people equaly in the parliament as well. So, in this project of law, the senate would comprise 10 senators per province, so 70 total, each elected at the same time that the Assemblée. The way to elect them would be simple: each province would be separated in 10 equal parts. Each part would be a Senatorial riding. So, the senate would represent the part he is elected for. Now, time for the real political structure changes:
A project of law can be presented at any one of the chambers, but it has to be accepted by the two chambers and by the senate at last. So, this means that if the project of law has been presented at the senate first, it has to be reapproved by the senate at the end. Only the senate can send a law project to the cabinet. Talking about the cabinet:
The Cabinet is only there to help the president accepting or refusing a law. They can present a project of law as well. The members of cabinet has to be chosen from the Assemblée Nationale or the senate. Now, let's talk about the mighty president:
Now, I got a dilemma: how to elect him. I suggested that the president was elected by the senate at the first session but the other members of the cabinet told me that the law would get refused. Anyway, about that last article, I want you to debate it. Here's the debate I ask the president of the Assemblée about: "How do we elect the president: Universal suffrage of Senatorial election?"
Gaston Laliberté: Excellent exposé. Let's start the debate now. I'll ask the leaders of each alliance to tell me their opinion about this. Let's start with the right honourable Pascal Doré of the Parti Néo-Démocrate, Prime Minister of Oliverry and after, we'll ask the leader of the opposition, the Honourable Jean Levasseur of the Parti Fédéraliste, leader of the official opposition.
Prime Minister, Pascal Doré from the Parti Néo-Démocrate: The senate should elect the president. Why? Well, there are many reasons:
First, the electors are not able to make the difference between an apple and an orange.
Second, the presidency is a very important role in Oliverry. Sure, we'd lose some democracy, but real democracy is the senator or the deputy you elect to represent you. If we still get to elect the president. Too many things would get elected and it would be very confusing for the electors.
*The part of the Assemblée that the Part Néo-Démocrate is sitting is applauding.*
Gaston Laliberté: M. Levasseur, it's your turn.
Jean Levasseur, from the Parti Fédéraliste: Wait a minute guys. You're really taking the people of this nation for dummies. Wake up! I know you hated Sam Gagnon, but this is not a reason to undo everything he brought to the nation. Since 1930, he actually have a choice on the person that occupies the position of Head of State. Why change this? Strangely, You are the only ones to refuse this. The Communists accepted our idea about this, is it right M. Limbruenkov?
Alexei Limbruenkov, leader of the Parti Communiste: Right!
Jean Levasseur: You see? You, the liberals and the conservatives are so much attracted to the power that you forget about the electors, the simple people that elected you.
Pascal Doré: You're inventing all you're saying.
Jean Levasseur: Give me some proofs! I know I'm not lying. I will give you mine once you give me yours!
Pascal Doré: Well, we believe in Democracy. But, the presidency is a very important job. It can't be decided by simple people.
Jean Levasseur: WHAT? Yes it can. Our nation has elected their presidents for nearly 85 years now. Was any president bad? I don't think so. Even presidents that we hated were good ones. Sure, Olivier Turcotte was not the best one, I agree, but his positions about federalism were the best ones I ever saw in this part of the world. So, people know what they're doing when voting. If they hate voting, they just have to not come and vote. That's it!
*Federalists applaud*
Gabriel Jolin: That closes this debate. I propose we vote about this right now. Can we M. Laliberté?
Gaston Laliberté: So, who votes in favor that the law project gets a senatorial elected president?
*The Néo-Démocrates and the Libérals vote in favor.*
Gaston Laliberté: Who votes for a people elected president?
*The Conservateurs, the Fédéralistes and the Communistes vote against*
Gaston Laliberté: So, the vote has been defeated 205 votes to 195. Now, deputies, read this, in about a week, we'll vote about it. Next case, the Limbrogidlian natives want a dedamagement for the treatments they received...
Assemblée's president, Gaston Laliberté, from the Parti Néo-Démocrate: Ok, I just received the word that the Parti Fédéraliste has a new candidate for presidency. Congratulations to Guillaume Poulin.
*The Assemblée Applauds*
Seeing as the Parti Fédéraliste currently holds the role of official opposition, we have to wish him good luck for the next elections. Anyway, the Néo-Démocrate minister for Interior Politics, Gabriel Jolin, wants to propose a project of law right? So, I give him the right to talk about it.
Minister for Interior Politics, Gabriel Jolin, from the Parti Néo-Démocrate: Let me present it to you. It's a project that might change drastically the way to work in Oliverry. This is the "Projet de loi Constitution-87". I'd ask the president to pass a copy of the project of law to each of the 400 deputies in the room please. Thank you! Let me explain it to you. First, I wanted to do a project of law that would only add another chamber: the senate. So, a project of law would have to be accepted by the 2 chambers to be accepted. Once I passed this project to the cabinet, many ministers told me that it was too soft. It missed something. Many of them, Dominique Pichette for example, told me that, while doing that, why not change everything in the political structure? I talked with them about this and I came up with this. So, sure, it adds another chamber to the parliament, but, it changes many things. First, let me talk about the senate:
I thought that it would be a good idea to represent regions people equaly in the parliament as well. So, in this project of law, the senate would comprise 10 senators per province, so 70 total, each elected at the same time that the Assemblée. The way to elect them would be simple: each province would be separated in 10 equal parts. Each part would be a Senatorial riding. So, the senate would represent the part he is elected for. Now, time for the real political structure changes:
A project of law can be presented at any one of the chambers, but it has to be accepted by the two chambers and by the senate at last. So, this means that if the project of law has been presented at the senate first, it has to be reapproved by the senate at the end. Only the senate can send a law project to the cabinet. Talking about the cabinet:
The Cabinet is only there to help the president accepting or refusing a law. They can present a project of law as well. The members of cabinet has to be chosen from the Assemblée Nationale or the senate. Now, let's talk about the mighty president:
Now, I got a dilemma: how to elect him. I suggested that the president was elected by the senate at the first session but the other members of the cabinet told me that the law would get refused. Anyway, about that last article, I want you to debate it. Here's the debate I ask the president of the Assemblée about: "How do we elect the president: Universal suffrage of Senatorial election?"
Gaston Laliberté: Excellent exposé. Let's start the debate now. I'll ask the leaders of each alliance to tell me their opinion about this. Let's start with the right honourable Pascal Doré of the Parti Néo-Démocrate, Prime Minister of Oliverry and after, we'll ask the leader of the opposition, the Honourable Jean Levasseur of the Parti Fédéraliste, leader of the official opposition.
Prime Minister, Pascal Doré from the Parti Néo-Démocrate: The senate should elect the president. Why? Well, there are many reasons:
First, the electors are not able to make the difference between an apple and an orange.
Second, the presidency is a very important role in Oliverry. Sure, we'd lose some democracy, but real democracy is the senator or the deputy you elect to represent you. If we still get to elect the president. Too many things would get elected and it would be very confusing for the electors.
*The part of the Assemblée that the Part Néo-Démocrate is sitting is applauding.*
Gaston Laliberté: M. Levasseur, it's your turn.
Jean Levasseur, from the Parti Fédéraliste: Wait a minute guys. You're really taking the people of this nation for dummies. Wake up! I know you hated Sam Gagnon, but this is not a reason to undo everything he brought to the nation. Since 1930, he actually have a choice on the person that occupies the position of Head of State. Why change this? Strangely, You are the only ones to refuse this. The Communists accepted our idea about this, is it right M. Limbruenkov?
Alexei Limbruenkov, leader of the Parti Communiste: Right!
Jean Levasseur: You see? You, the liberals and the conservatives are so much attracted to the power that you forget about the electors, the simple people that elected you.
Pascal Doré: You're inventing all you're saying.
Jean Levasseur: Give me some proofs! I know I'm not lying. I will give you mine once you give me yours!
Pascal Doré: Well, we believe in Democracy. But, the presidency is a very important job. It can't be decided by simple people.
Jean Levasseur: WHAT? Yes it can. Our nation has elected their presidents for nearly 85 years now. Was any president bad? I don't think so. Even presidents that we hated were good ones. Sure, Olivier Turcotte was not the best one, I agree, but his positions about federalism were the best ones I ever saw in this part of the world. So, people know what they're doing when voting. If they hate voting, they just have to not come and vote. That's it!
*Federalists applaud*
Gabriel Jolin: That closes this debate. I propose we vote about this right now. Can we M. Laliberté?
Gaston Laliberté: So, who votes in favor that the law project gets a senatorial elected president?
*The Néo-Démocrates and the Libérals vote in favor.*
Gaston Laliberté: Who votes for a people elected president?
*The Conservateurs, the Fédéralistes and the Communistes vote against*
Gaston Laliberté: So, the vote has been defeated 205 votes to 195. Now, deputies, read this, in about a week, we'll vote about it. Next case, the Limbrogidlian natives want a dedamagement for the treatments they received...